"How is he?" Jae inquired of the true blood as Den approached the four in the corridor.
"He's awake," Den answered when he neared Crimson Night's prince. Hearing Eternal Dawn's prince's words, Estan immediately began running down the corridor. Yejin was quick to follow his mate, leaving the two true bloods and zeta alone in the hall. Den watched the gamma and alpha leave to tend to his mate before turning to face Jae. The true blood and zeta were silent when they saw Den's expression; it was broken. The crown prince's voice was hushed when he said, "I don't even know his name."
"Then don't stop trying until you do," Jae spoke, drawing Den's gaze. "Fate has not been kind to him; he has an untold amount of pain. But I thank fate for sending you to him. You are a good man, Den. Don't give up on him."
"Ae, I won't."
"Thank you," Jae nodded in approval of the true blood before gently pulling his hand that was intertwined with Syri's to bring the zeta to stand next to him.
"Is this the lovely wolf you were pining for?" Den inquired as his eyes fell to the pink-haired beside Jae. The prince of Crimson Night nodded his head and answered, "Ae, this is Syri. Syri, this is Den, Crown Prince of Eternal Dawn." The zeta bowed his head in greeting to the visiting true blood before voicing a small, "Hello."
Den also inclined his head in greeting before giving the zeta a kind smile. "It is nice to meet you, Syri."
The zeta returned the smile with, "You as well," and a small bow.
Den was on the verge of asking Jae to go check on Blue when groans sounded from the far end of the corridor. The three turned to see a pair of males rounding the corner; one had his arm swung over the other, and the second was supporting the apparently wounded male. Both true bloods stiffened when they recognized the two and stepped in front of the zeta. Syri was confused by Den and Jae's action, but he remained silent and waited to see what was going on as the two males approached them.
"Come for more?" Den questioned as the two neared. His voice was stern and domineering, causing Syri's curiosity to pique.
A scoff filtered from the man being supported before he voiced, "Could you handle the consequences?"
"If it means keeping you from touching my mate ever again, definitely." Den slanted his eyes as he glared at the two alphas.
"Hmm, speaking of your mate, he is quite intriguing," Ganz smirked. "I'm not sure if I've had enough of him."
A growl rippled from Den at the alpha's sneer. "You bastard." Den's eyes flashed golden, but a hand on the true blood's shoulder stopped the crown prince from tearing Ganz to pieces at that exact moment.
A smirk came to the alpha's thin lips when he saw Den fighting to restrain himself. "Now, where is the gamma? I need him to tend to me."
"What makes you think I will let you go anywhere near my mate?" Den questioned with a growl. He was not fond of the idea of Ganz being within even a hundred meters of his mate.
"Are you going to deny me medical aid, Prince?" Ganz sneered in return. He was waiting for the true blood to take the tiniest step in the wrong direction and was relishing in Den's struggle to not tear into him at that moment.
"As much as I would love to, Ganz, I don't kick a wolf when it's down." The true blood flit his eyes to the alpha's body and surveyed Ganz's condition before saying, "It doesn't look like you are in dire need of medical attention. You will wait here until the gamma is done tending to my mate."
Ganz slit his eyes and stared at the true blood, who stood with his arms folded across his strong chest, before releasing a short breath and nodding his head. "Very well, I will remain here beneath your...watchful gaze...prince." Ganz added a smirk to his last words to emphasize the sarcasm that was delivered beneath the sly words.
An uneasy silence filled the space around the four after Ganz's reply, causing Syri to shift uncomfortably behind the prince of Crimson Night. Jae had noticed the cause of the zeta's uneasiness and was glaring at the crown prince of Black Moon who was looking directly toward the zeta's hiding place. Seth had caught the sweet scent that wafted from behind the two true bloods and had instantly grown intrigued; he had never smelt such an intoxicating scent in his twenty-one years.